Spacious and bright, the formal dining room features a substantial millwork program including Doric cornice, attic base moulding, distinctive casings, and paneled wainscoting summoning the pageantry of Victorian era mansions without the stuffiness. James Merrell Photography

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Naomi Finlay
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Glenn Layton Homes, LLC, "Building Your Coastal Lifestyle"
Small beach style front porch photo in Jacksonville with decking and a roof extension

Custom built-in platform bed with cabinetry headboard. John W. Hession/Photo
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High wainscot paneling add formality and character. A hidden slide-out coat closet built into the wall takes advantage of an unused chase next to the fireplace. At the far end of the hallway, a small powder room was relocated out of the kitchen area to allow privacy within the powder room, as well as create more useable space in the kitchen.

Tim Larkin
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Tim Larkin
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D Gilbert
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Master suite with elegant box vault ceiling and crown moulding. Photography by Spacecrafting
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Beautiful, simplistic bedroom with primed wood feature wall. Kristian Walker Photography
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The Back Bay House is comprised of two main structures, a nocturnal wing and a daytime wing, joined by a glass gallery space. The daytime wing maintains an informal living arrangement that includes the dining space placed in an intimate alcove, a large country kitchen and relaxing seating area which opens to a classic covered porch and on to the water’s edge. The nocturnal wing houses three bedrooms. The master at the water side enjoys views and sounds of the wildlife and the shore while the two subordinate bedrooms soak in views of the garden and neighboring meadow. To bookend the scale and mass of the house, a whimsical tower was included to the nocturnal wing. The tower accommodates flex space for a bunk room, office or studio space. Materials and detailing of this house are based on a classic cottage vernacular language found in these sorts of buildings constructed in pre-war north america and harken back to a simpler time and scale. Eastern white cedar shingles, white painted trim and moulding collectively add a layer of texture and richness not found in today’s lexicon of detail. The house is 1,628 sf plus a 228 sf tower and a detached, two car garage which employs massing, detail and scale to allow the main house to read as dominant but not overbearing. Designed by BC&J Architecture.

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